Living like royalty: Governor General takes another HUGE pay raise

About this episode

The episode discusses the recent pay raise of the Governor General and the associated taxpayer-funded perks.

The governor general just took another pay raise. And you paid for it! The governor general’s salary is now just shy of $400,000. Plus, you’re paying for a bunch of other extravagant perks for the governor general. A governor general can bill you for up to $130,000 for their clothes. A former governor general can also bill taxpayers like you up to $200,000 every year for the rest of their lives and up to six months after their death. A former governor general gets a $150,000 annual taxpayer-funded pension. Sign the PETITION: Rein in the governor general’s pay and perks: https://www.taxpayer.com/petitions/rein-in-governor-general-perks

People in this episode

Host: Canadian Taxpayers Federation

Topics covered

• government salary
• taxpayer funding
• public spending
• government perks
• pensions

Keywords

• Governor General
• pay raise
• taxpayer
• pension
• perks
• Canada

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Canadian Taxpayers Federation

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